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Armoured cable acceptable installation

I've been investigating an intermittent RCD trip on 120 meters of armoured cable supplying an electric gate. Was it eve...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by pa
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by pa

Fridge Query

Years ago if you looked at the back of a fridge you'd see the condenser coils. When I was looking for a new fridge rece...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by grahamcrisp
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by grahamcrisp

Skirting-mounted sockets

I have to prepare a relative's property for sale, and anticipate the absence of any paperwork for wiring may raise some...
42 comments posted 9yrs
posted by 2011OMIT_THIS_BITnews
42 comments posted 9yrs posted by 2011OMIT_THIS_BITnews

Screwfix LAP 20mm Decking lights

Hi. I have bought some LED decking lights from screwfix. Box says LAP so I assume they are the manufacture. Problem is...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Andy
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Andy

PIR troubles

Since I installed a CCTV camera above a PIR (the only one on the Entry zone) the alarm refuses to set. It sounds the us...
37 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
37 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

A sprayer that can be used to spray fences and more

I dug out my Ronseal fence sprayer yesterday only to find out that it didn't work. I took the mechanism apart and found...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by james.harris.1
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by james.harris.1

Source for SHORT White Polytop Pins ?

I need some short white plastic headed Polytop pins - preferably stainless to fix thin cladding onto 18 mm OSB, so idea...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by andrew
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by andrew

Need help with Hive

I have just installed Hive and after some messing around managed to get eve rything talking to each other. The only pro...
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posted by tricky.dicky
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by tricky.dicky

This months top tip

Don't ask a woman with PMT that is complaining about the DIY noise you are making "Why are you shouting when you have a...
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posted by aXXXwadsworth
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

Flipping over turf

I want to re-do my lawn completely. Most recommendations are for the old turf to be removed completely but I want to co...
46 comments posted 9yrs
posted by letshaveit
46 comments posted 9yrs posted by letshaveit

Using PVC Cement on drain pipes

Will ABS/PVC Cement weld plastic drain pipe components together?
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Basin waste

I'm re-fitting a replacement washbasin and pop up waste - the press up, pre ss down type. Are there any recommendations...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by pknwblue
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by pknwblue

Marbo 16mm patress box

Does anyone know who still stocks these? B & Q and CPC don't, whatever their website claims.
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

wiki heatloss failure

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Heat_loss The rate of heat flow (F) is simply: Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dicegeorge
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by dicegeorge

Draghty Double glazed doors

Both my front and back doors have started to shed the extrudedrubber bits that fit in slots and help keep out the draug...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by briang1
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by briang1